Stockholm Marathon facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Stockholm Marathon
Runners in the 2008 race
Date	June
Location	Stockholm, Sweden
Event type	road
Distance	Marathon
Primary sponsor	adidas
Established	1979
Course records	Men's: 2:10:10 (2019) Nigussie Sahlesilassie Women's: 2:28:24 (1988) Grete Waitz
Participants	6,958 finishers (2021) 12,349 (2019)

The Stockholm Marathon, known as the adidas Stockholm Marathon for sponsorship reasons, is an annual marathon arranged in Stockholm, Sweden, since 1979. It serves as the Swedish marathon championship race. At the 2009 Stockholm Marathon more than 18,500 participants (14,442 men and 4,385 women) were registered. The marathon is categorized as a Bronze Label Road Race by World Athletics.

Course

Course from 2010 onwards

Near the Royal Palace in 2008

On the bridge Djurgårdsbron in 2007

The marathon starts adjacent to the 1912 Olympic Stadium and consists of two loops around the city, finishing with a three-quarter lap around the tracks of the Olympic Stadium. Until and including the 2009 edition, the two loops around the city differed only slightly from each other, but the major part of the loops were identical. However, from 2010 the route was changed somewhat to make the loops more different from each other. Most notably, the first loop is now shorter, thus minimizing the number of trailing runners that the elite runners have to lap.

Date

The marathon normally takes place at the end of May or the beginning of June. It is held on a Saturday afternoon, thus distinguishing it from the majority of city marathons (London, New York, Paris) which take place on Sunday mornings, to minimise disruption to the city. This leads to a risk in some editions being held in considerable heat, and indeed has been, as with the 2018 marathon where temperatures reached around 30 °C (86 °F) in certain areas.[1]

The 2020 edition of the race was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 2021 competition was postponed as well, and ended up held on Saturday, 9 October.

Winners

In the case of Swedish runners, the runner's club is also mentioned.
Key:       Course record

Men Year Athlete Country Time 1979 Jukka Toivola  Finland 2:17:35 1980 Jeff Wells  United States 2:15:49 1981 Bill Rodgers  United States 2:13:26 1982 Kjell-Erik Ståhl  Sweden - Hässleholms AIS 2:19:20 1983 Hugh Jones  United Kingdom 2:11:37 1984 Agapius Masong  Tanzania 2:13:47 1985 Tommy Persson  Sweden - Heleneholms IF 2:17:18 1986 Kjell-Erik Ståhl  Sweden - Enhörna IF 2:12:33 1987 Kevin Forster  United Kingdom 2:13:52 1988 Suleiman Nyambui  Tanzania 2:14:26 1989 Dave Clarke  United Kingdom 2:13:34 1990 Simon Naali  Tanzania 2:13:04 1991 Åke Eriksson  Sweden - Hässelby SK 2:12:38 1992 Hugh Jones  United Kingdom 2:15:58 1993 Daniel Mbuli  South Africa 2:16:30 1994 Tesfaye Bekele  Ethiopia 2:14:06 1995 Åke Eriksson  Sweden - Hässelby SK 2:14:29 1996 Tesfaye Bekele  Ethiopia 2:15:05 1997 Benson Masya  Kenya 2:17:22 1998 Martin Ojuko  Kenya 2:16:12 1999 Alfred Shemweta  Sweden - Flemingsbergs SK 2:14:52 2000 Alfred Shemweta  Sweden - Flemingsbergs SK 2:18:49 2001 Anders Szalkai  Sweden - Spårvägens FK 2:18:17 2002 Mytahar Echchadi  Morocco 2:18:20 2003 Josphat Chemjor  Kenya 2:18:14 2004 Joseph Riri  Kenya 2:16:12 2005 Kasirayi Sita  Zimbabwe 2:13:28 2006 Philipp Bandawe  Zimbabwe 2:17:01 2007 Philipp Bandawe  Zimbabwe 2:20:56 2008 Willy Korir  Kenya 2:16:03 2009 Paul Kogo  Kenya 2:15:34 2010 Joseph Lagat  Kenya 2:12:48 2011 Shume Gerbaba  Ethiopia 2:14:07 2012 Methkal Abu Drais  Jordan 2:19:16 2013 Shume Gerbaba  Ethiopia 2:16:13 2014 Benjamin Bitok  Kenya 2:13:21 2015 Yekeber Bayabel  Ethiopia 2:18:22 2016 Stanley Koech  Kenya 2:10:58 2017 Abrha Milaw  Ethiopia 2:11:36 2018 Lawi Kiptui  Kenya 2:13:30 2019 Nigussie Sahlesilassie  Ethiopia 2:10:10 2020 cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic 2021 Fikadu Teferi  Ethiopia 2:12:23 2022 Felix Kirwa  Kenya 2:11:08 2023 Ashenafi Moges  Ethiopia 2:10:32 2024 Fredrick Kibii  Kenya 2.14.17

Women Year Athlete Country Time 1979 Heide Brenner  West Germany 2:47:06 1980 Ingrid Kristiansen  Norway 2:38:45 1981 Ingrid Kristiansen  Norway 2:41:34 1982 Ingrid Kristiansen  Norway 2:34:26 1983 Tuulikki Räisänen  Sweden - Enhörna IF 2:36:58 1984 Ria Van Landeghem  Belgium 2:34:13 1985 Jeanette Nordgren  Sweden - IK Vikingen 2:36:43 1986 Evy Palm  Sweden - Mölndals AIK 2:34:42 1987 Evy Palm  Sweden - Mölndals AIK 2:35:14 1988 Grete Waitz  Norway 2:28:24 1989 Evy Palm  Sweden - Mölndals AIK 2:33:26 1990 Midde Hamrin  Sweden - Mölndals AIK 2:37:07 1991 Midde Hamrin  Sweden - Mölndals AIK 2:36:15 1992 Linda Milo  Belgium 2:39:10 1993 Grete Kirkeberg  Norway 2:37:58 1994 Irina Sklarenko Ukraine 2:40:34 1995 Ingmarie Nilsson  Sweden - Ullevi Friidrott 2:33:03 1996 Grete Kirkeberg  Norway 2:36:40 1997 Anita Håkenstad  Norway 2:33:26 1998 Grete Kirkeberg  Norway 2:37:39 1999 Marie Söderström-Lundberg  Sweden - Hässelby SK 2:36:55 2000 Marie Söderström-Lundberg  Sweden - Hässelby SK 2:37:57 2001 Esther Kiplagat  Kenya 2:29:55 2002 Lena Gavelin  Sweden - BIF Jamtrennarna 2:33:48 2003 Marie Söderström-Lundberg  Sweden - Hässelby SK 2:35:07 2004 Rita Jeptoo  Kenya 2:35:14 2005 Tina María Ramos  Spain 2:41:31 2006 Anna Rahm  Sweden - Rånäs 2:36:35 2007 Kirsten Otterbu  Norway 2:37:02 2008 Isabellah Andersson  Sweden - Hässelby SK 2:34:14 2009 Isabellah Andersson  Sweden - Hässelby SK 2:33:52 2010 Isabellah Andersson  Sweden - Hässelby SK 2:31:35 2011 Isabellah Andersson  Sweden - Hässelby SK 2:37:28 2012 Derebe Godana  Ethiopia 2:40:19 2013 Isabellah Andersson  Sweden - Hässelby SK 2:33:49 2014 Isabellah Andersson  Sweden - Hässelby SK 2:32:28 2015 Isabellah Andersson  Sweden - Hässelby SK 2:34:14 2016 Jane Onyangi  Kenya 2:31:45 2017 Konjit Tilahun  Ethiopia 2:35:45 2018 Mikaela Larsson  Sweden 2:40:28 2019 Aberash Fayesa  Ethiopia 2:33:38 2020 cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic 2021 Atalel Anmut  Ethiopia 2:29:03 2022 Tsige Haileslase  Ethiopia 2:31:48 2023 Sifan Melaku  Ethiopia 2:30:44 2024 Marion Kibor  Kenya 2.31.46